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FAQ - Economic Substance  (BVI)
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What is Economic Substance?

A BVI Company that engages in one or more of the Relevant Activities would be required to maintain an appropriate level of economic substance like hire people or rent an office in the BVI.

What are the "Relevant Activities"?

  • Holding company

  • Banking business

  • Distribution and service center

  • Finance and leasing

  • Fund management

  • Headquarter business

  • Insurance business

  • Intellectual property (IP) holding

  • Shipping business

What is "Holding Business"?

A company that carries out no relevant activity other than holding or managing equity participations, and which earns passive revenues from dividends, distributions, capital gains and other incidental income only

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